Carter County Museum fall events

The museum is hosting the following events this fall:

Carter County Geological Society Lecture Series

Each program is located at the museum and includes 1 hour of PD credit (students are also welcome to attend and teachers can work with me if they want to do a class credit option)

September 5, 7 p.m.

Bee-tween the Lines: Montana Bees and Agriculture with Cecelia Gavinsky

A beekeeper (or apiarist) keeps bees in order to collect their honey and other products that the hive produce (including beeswax, flower pollen, bee pollen), to pollinate crops, or to produce bees for sale to other beekeepers. The WHC brings you the story of beekeeping, past and present, with examples of beekeeping in Montana in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Note: Hybrid program with a zoom option.

October 3, 7 p.m.

Apsáalooke Lifeways with Shawn Backbone

Shawn Backbone, is a member of the Apsáalooke/Crow Tribe and has served as a tribal officer and legislator, with a strong belief in empowerment and giving back to his community. He also serves on the board of Visit Southeast Montana. His lecture series if funded by an opportunity grant through Humanities Montana.

November 4, 7 p.m.

Night at the Museum with Kallie Moore

Kallie Moore is an enthusiastic paleontologist and science communicator. She is the Collections Manager, or 'Fossil Librarian', of the paleontology collection at the University of Montana, as well as a content consultant and co-host for the YouTube channel PBS Eons (youtube.com/eons). And like this channel, she is dedicated to the history of life on Earth. Her love of paleontology started from a young age. She even spent her recesses searching for tiny fossils in the gravel on her grade school's playground. During her career, Kallie has consulted for Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park on renovations to the DINOSAUR ride and hosted a livestream for the newly opened Deep Time Hall at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC. Her debut children's book, "Tales of the Prehistoric World" was released in the fall of 2022. And in 2024, Kallie was added as an Executive Producer on "Why Dinosaurs?" a documentary about dinosaurs and the people who love them.

Note: This program is part of a partnership with Ekalaka Public Schools in which all elementary kids in Carter County receive a copy of Kallie's book "Tales of the Prehistoric World." Kallie will spend November 4 visiting each elementary class to do a reading, then will follow up with this special program at the museum, which is free and open to the public. Teachers who attend the evening program will earn 1 hour of continuing education credit.

November 7, 7 p.m.

Coming Home: The Northern Cheyenne Odyssey with Lauren Hunley

Discover the unique history of the Northern Cheyenne people. From their ancestral roots to the epic odyssey to establish their own reservation, this program explores the story of Dull Knife, Little Wolf, and the Fort Robinson Breakout using materials collected by Northern Cheyenne tribal scholars and historians.

Note: Hybrid program with a zoom option.

December 5, 7 p.m.

A New Sister: Amakusa Museum of Goshoura Dinosaur Island with Dr. Nathan Carroll & Dr. Sabre Moore

Learn about the Carter County Museum's newest sister institution: The Amakusa Museum of Goshoura Dinosaur Island in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan!

Sewing Soiree (co-hosted with Forty5degreesNorth)

Teachers could choose to bring our classes to one of these (please let us know before hand if you are doing this)

Fridays: Sept. 13, Oct. 11, Nov. 1, Dec. 13

1-4:30 p.m. (classes can choose a two hour block to attend)

Follow along with each month's featured project! We have fabric available if needed. Details and patterns will be posted on the Facebook Event Page and our Instagram Feed one week prior to the scheduled workshop.

Fiber Fall (co-sponsored by Kimpton Ranch Company)

Teachers could choose to bring our classes to one of these (please let us know before hand if you are doing this)

Mondays: Sept. 16, Oct. 21, Nov. 18, Dec. 16

1-4:30 p.m. (classes can choose a two hour block to attend)

This program will feature workshops around fiber arts -- carding, spinning, crochet, felting, and more! Instruction begins at 1 p.m. then free work on projects after. Details and patterns will be posted on the Facebook Event Page and our Instagram Feed one week prior to the scheduled workshop.